In the old days people had to travel several days, weeks and months to
went on foot, by coaches driven by horses or on horseback or by boats
airplanes, underground and other means appeared.
Many people like to travel by air as it is the fastest way of travelling. A lot
they can look at passing villages, forests and fields through windows. Sor
they can go as slowly or as fast as they like. They can stop when and whe
People who live in big cities use various means of communication to get f
Do you know what means of communication Londoners use? Londoners
it 'the tube'. London's underground is the oldest in the world. It was opene
Londoners use buses. The first bus route was opened in London in 1904. T
there. The interesting thing is that some of the routes are the same as man
double-decked buses.
Londoners do not use trams, though London was the first city where trams
biggest cities in the world where there are no trams. The last tram left the sto
Londoners use cars. You can see a lot of cars in London streets.
When Londoners leave the town, they use trains, ships or airplanes.
Read the text again nd mark sentences as True or False
2. Many people like to travel by air as it is the fastest way of travelling
False
True